Bruce Henry Peterson. Traditional Cache

This cache has been archived.

chameleon77: A thousand apologies to those who may have been waiting for this one to come back online.
(I had actually decided to achieve this some months ago, but for some reason, never got to doing it.[:I][B)])
Cache is being removed so that someone else may take advantage of the location.
Thanks to all who found it.[:D][:D][:D]

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Hidden : 9/26/2007
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size: small (small)

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Geocache Description:

Another Australian icon in the Mid North, BHP made Whyalla what it is today - a City.


BHP - Whyalla

Those of you who worked at this 'institution' in it's early days might recognize the name - it may have been the name of your mate who's tools were in your tool bag.
You see, all company tools were stamped with the initials - B.H.P. ,and after working long hours, one easily forgot that the spanner you were just using came from the company store, not out of your own tool bag!
So some workers caught with tools stamped B.H.P. in their bag, would explain that it was on loan from their mate, Bruce Henry Peterson.!
Of course there were other names that were used, but you get the idea.(I'd love to hear in your logs of any others you may have come across.)
I did my time there (a few years) in the Rolling Mill, at No. 2 Stand pulpit, and despite the high levels of dust, noise, heat and danger, it was a worthwhile experience.


Does anyone remember the safety tokens they used to give out? (The ones used to trade for goods off the truck)

Or....

The Shipyard just up the road?


Or....

Dashing to the clockrace at 4pm, only to wait an eternity in line to clock off?




Well, these things are gone now, and B.H.P. isn't even B.H.P. anymore, but rather........
OneSteel




 A VERY BRIEF HISTORY


* Construction of the harbour, blast furnace and shipyards commenced in 1939 and resulted in a dramatic increase in Whyalla's population as workers arrived to complete these projects. The town's infrastructure grew correspondingly to service its growing population.

* In 1941 the blast furnace commenced operations and the first ship was launched from the BHP shipyards(A corvette named the HMAS Whyalla).

* In 1958, BHP announced the decision to build an integrated steelworks at their site in Whyalla.

* The construction of the Whyalla steelworks was finally completed in 1968, when the pellet plant and the coke ovens both began operation.


* The workforce of BHP in 1970 had reached 6,950.

* The BHP long products division was divested in 2000 to form OneSteel.



Cache is a 1Litre Sistema container with assorted knick-knacks.

Original contents of Cache
1 x logbook, pencil,and sharpener
1 x travel alarm clock
1 x torch (new)
2 x Australian roadsign keyrings
1 x mini tape measure(1M)
1 x glowstick

The location of GZ is slightly away from the main gate to avoid any unwanted attention from security.

If geokids are out of the car, you'll want to be mindful of the traffic.


This cache is dedicated to the memory of "Bruce Henry Peterson" - I still have some of his tools :-)

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Fznyy Gerr....

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
-------------------------
N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)


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